Medicine from Old Bookshelf

1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 98pp. FIRST EDITION thus. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Very light wear, spine slightly darkened, text is slightly age-toned, bit of paper clip rust on rear endpapers,former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Diagrammatic illustrations.

Philadelphia: Thomas Desilver, 1828. First American Edition . No Binding. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 382pp. Boards not present, leather spine with red label and gilt lettering present, text block is complete and firm, contents are age-tanned and moderately foxed throughout, a bit of dampstaining to lower inner margin first several pages. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 370pp. Inscribed and SIGNED by AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Blue decorative boards, black backing, gilt spine lettering. Corners lightly rubbed, slight fading to edges, interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is worn and several pieces torn from… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston and Providence: Otis Clapp & Son, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 170pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Edges lightly rubbed, faint spots to cover, contents are age-toned, cracking to hinges but binding secure. The last 40 pages consists of advertising for cures and remedies with many illustrations. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Kempten (Bavaria): Jos, Koesel, 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 380 +8 pages of ads. Leather backed printed boards. 29 photo illustrations plus line drawings. No date circa 1900. Corners worn and spine lightly worn, binding a bit tender but holding, text is age-toned. Hydrotherapy. Many illustrations of techniques.

300pp.: William Wood & Company, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Alice B. Woodward. 300pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. Light wear and light spotting to cover, endpapers missing, light soiling to pastedowns, contents clean, last page (301) missing. Descriptions of compounding medications and instructions on how to administer… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philade;phia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1861. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 464pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, paper spine label. Chipping and lower 1/4 of backstrip missing, covers lightly worn, contents have scattered foxing but otherwise sound and binding is tight. Tipped-into the text is an old handwritten prescription from a druggist in West… Saber más sobre este artículo

Contemporary Books, Inc., 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 364pp. White boards, red spine lettering. SIGNED by AUTHOR. Cover and contents are clean and sound. A lengthy inscription is on the front free endpaper signed "Betty", and dated 1/27/86.

Unknown: Unknown, 1880. Soft cover. Very Good. 24pp. No date circa 1880s. Grey illustrated wraps. Very minor wear, text sound, some pages loose. Promotional booklet exalting the benefits of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, and an amusing illustrated story about Mr. Brown's mule.

Chicago: The Modern Hospital Publishing Co., Inc., 1924. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 176pp. Printed wraps. LIght soiling and light wear to cover, library stamp on front cover, contents are mildly age-toned but clean and unmarked. Early trade magazine for hospital management. General topics covered include nursing, dietetics and… Saber más sobre este artículo

St. Louis, MO: Louis Lange Publishing Company, 1884. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 232pp. Text in German. Green cloth, gilt lettering, black decoration. Covers edgeworn, spine ends chipped, endpapers foxed and occasional foxing to text, owner's name and an inscription on front free endpaper, hinges cracking but… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112pp. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Covers and text are clean and sound. Unclipped dust jacket is edgeworn and chipped, lightly soiled. Diagrams and illustrations with many in color.

Philadelphia: John E. Potter, 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 384pp. Brown stamped cloth, spine lettering and decorations in gilt. Chipping to spine ends and corners, light insecting to joints, contents are age-toned and occasionally foxed, binding is tight, newspaper clippings pinned to rear endpaper, owner's name in pencil on front… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Johnston Brothers Johnsotn's, 1880. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed wraps. 9 issues,each issue approx. 80 pages. All nine issues are in a very well- preserved condition, mildly age toned. Information for dentists on the latest "dental news of the day" including discussion of dental and surgical… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 484p. Blue cloth. Fading mainly to spine, splitting to endpapers, contents age-toned. What's interesting about this volume, is the inscription on the front free endpaper : "Pasteur said: Study great men and worship them, little realizing that he was one. The inspiration which I… Saber más sobre este artículo

Seth W. Fowle & Sons., 1883. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 16pp. Yellow pictorial wraps, sewn binding. Moderate soiling and spotting to covers, contents are toned and occasionall lightly spotted, but mostly clean. cover barely attached. A story told in rhyme for each letter of the alphabet, with each… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1883. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, 509pp +48 pages ads. Fourth edition, revised. Full leather, black spine label, 136 illustrations. Covers heavily worn, scuffed and chipped, front board nearly detached, spine label mostly illegible, contents are shaken and tanned, a few pages are loose,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1920. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 102pp. Gilt lettered blue buckram, 2 fold-out charts. Extremities very lightly rubbed, faint spot near top edge, contents tanned but clean. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in pencil on front free endpaper "Mrs. Francis B. Key,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: The S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co., 1887. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 804pp. Volume XXIX, 12 issues (January -December 1887) complete year bound. Half red leather, marbled boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Front cover detached but present, rear cover loose but holding, spine chipped, boards edgeworn and scuffed.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, 1919. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 40pp. Tan stapled stiff printed wraps. A few short tears, soil and staple rust, center pages separated from staples but present. Errata page showing new enrollment fees partially lifted and "Professional References" has been covered over. A fascinating promotional booklet extolling… Saber más sobre este artículo